The FedEx Forum is also home to the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA. / Nelson Chenault, USA TODAY Sports

by Nicole Auerbach, USA TODAY Sports

by Nicole Auerbach, USA TODAY Sports

Slowly but surely, college athletics' new leagues have nailed down important features. Names, members and, finally, postseason tournament locations.

The American Athletic Conference announced Tuesday that it will hold its inaugural men's basketball conference championship at FedExForum in Memphis. The venue has a seating capacity of 18,400.

"We are very excited to have the first American Athletic Conference championship at FedExForum," Commissioner Mike Aresco said in a statement. "We received significant interest from many outstanding venues. FedExForum is an outstanding facility and the Forum, the city of Memphis, the University of Memphis and the local community will combine to create a wonderful inaugural event that our teams, coaches, administrators and fans will embrace and enjoy."

The championship will begin March 12, 2014, with two first-round games, followed by two quarterfinals doubleheaders to be played March 13. The semifinals doubleheader will take place March 14 and the championship game March 15. All games will be televised on ESPN.

For those who need a refresher, here's the teams in the American for the 2013-14 season: Louisville, Cincinnati, Connecticut, Rutgers, South Florida, Temple, Memphis, Central Florida, Houston and Southern Methodist.

The American includes members from the old Big East Conference. The group of schools dubbed the "Catholic 7" added Xavier, Butler and Creighton to form a new basketball-centric league and kept the Big East name. Those schools also retained Madison Square Garden in New York as site of that league's men's basketball tournament.

The American Athletic Conference announced Monday that its inaugural women's tournament would be at the roughly 10,000-seat arena at the Mohegan Sun casino in Uncasville, Conn.